Fairey Firefly on HMS Indefatigable, January 1945

Fairey Firefly on HMS Indefatigable, January 1945
A line of Fairey Fireflies of No.1770 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, folding their wings on the deck of HMS Indefatigable after returning from a raid on the oil refinery at Pagkalan Brandan in Sumatra on 4 January 1945.
Sumatra 1944-45 – The British Pacific Fleet’s oil campaign in the Dutch East Indies, Angus Konstam Sumatra 1944-45 – The British Pacific Fleet’s oil campaign in the Dutch East Indies, Angus Konstam. Looks at the Royal Navy’s return to Far Eastern waters as an offensive force, the series of carrier raids against the Japanese controlled oil industry on Sumatra that both helped cripple that industry and gave the British valuable experience before they joined the Americans in the Okinawa campaign. Demonstrates how quickly the Royal Navy learnt to emulate the US Navy, taking advantage of their vast experience of large scale carrier operations (Read Full Review)
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How to cite this article: Rickard, J (21 July 2010), Fairey Firefly on HMS Indefatigable, January 1945 , https://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_firefly_hms_indefatigable.html

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